Dinophyton

Dinophyton
Temporal range: Late Triassic
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D. spinosum fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Genus: †
Ash 1970
Species

D. spinosum Ash 1970[1]

Dinophyton is an extinct genus of gymnosperm found in late Triassic beds in North America. Its taxonomy is debated,[2] but it may be a gnetophyte with bisaccate pollen.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Tekleva, Maria V.; Krassilov, Valentin A. (1 July 2009). "Comparative pollen morphology and ultrastructure of modern and fossil gnetophytes". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 156 (1): 130–138. Bibcode:2009RPaPa.156..130T. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.12.007.
  2. ^ Ash, Sidney (May 1999). "An Upper Triassic upland flora from north-central New Mexico, U.S.A.". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105 (3–4): 183–199. Bibcode:1999RPaPa.105..183A. doi:10.1016/S0034-6667(98)00075-X.


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